Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.12
Date 2021.12.06
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

rq6/2b2p1k/2pp1n2/pp3PQ1/P2P4/2P2pPK/1PB2P2/R3r3 w - - 10 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 h6
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Bb5 Ne7
  11. 11.d4 Bb6
  12. 12.Ng3 Ng6
  13. 13.h3 c6
  14. 14.Ba4 Bc7
  15. 15.Bc2 b5
  16. 16.a4 Qb8
  17. 17.Nf5 Re8
  18. 18.Bxh6 gxh6
  19. 19.Qd2 Bxf5
  20. 20.exf5 Nf4
  21. 21.g3 Nxh3+
  22. 22.Kg2 e4
  23. 23.Kxh3 exf3
  24. 24.Qxh6 Rxe1
  25. 25.Qg5+ Kh7
  26. 26.Qh4+ Kg7
  27. 27.Qg5+ Kh7
  28. 28.Qh4+ Kg7
  29. 29.Qg5+ Kh7

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